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SWAP SPACE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does swap space mean?
• SWAP SPACE (noun)
The noun SWAP SPACE has 1 sense:
1. the disk space that is set aside for virtual memory
Familiarity information: SWAP SPACE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The disk space that is set aside for virtual memory
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
swap file; swap space
Hypernyms ("swap space" is a kind of...):
disc space; disk space ((computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk)
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